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at Immediately nnon The surrender OF Lees

that Immediately upon the surrender Of Lees
army Lieut. James III. Clover, Regimental
Commissary Of the llth, being the nearest to
the field with his wagons, distributed among
the vsnquished Confederatos 10000 rations, for
which he was highly complimented by the
commanding officer for prompt and efficient
management Of the supply department over
which lie had chargc.-SAMUEL Il. STRATTAN,
Adjutaut, 18th Pa. Cav, No. 5ls Tenth street
a. W, Washington D. G..
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A TERSE STORY.
A Big Brigade at Peach Tree Creek.


EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: Lieut.. Roby's
"Peach Tree Creek" in your issue of the Sd
inst, contains errors After lapse of % years
mistakes are excusable. No regiment in the
famous First Brigade, First Division, Four
teenth Corps wants TO wear the laurels won by
any other. Our fighting was such that all
shared the honors when won, and we swore
Jointly" at reverses. The brigade-composed
Of the l0ith H., 18th KY, 42d and ssth Ind;
Cd, 33d and 9ith Ohio; 10th and 2lst Wis.,
was divided into two wings; the first four, the
left wing, commanded by Col. NJ. q. Taylor, of
the 18th KY, and the last five regiments, the
right wing. commanded by Col. Arson G. Nc
Cook, of the I'd Ohio, i'm the absence of Gen
W. u. Carlin, our regular cOmmandant. On
the goth Of July, 1854. our brigade crossed Peach
Tree Creek at Howell's Mill, the left wing in
front and the right wing in the second line.
The l04th Ill. Joined TO the right of the Twen-
tieth Corps, with its right Q0ith's) retired to-
ward ravne; next came the 18th KY, in
echelon across the ravine, with the SSth and
AID Ind. 10 its right. The rebel attack was
with fury, and when they reached the right of
the l0ith Ill. and found it retired, they mis-
took il for the extreme right Of the army and
swung around 10 envelop IL. In so doing they
exposed themselves 10 flank and enfiladinp
fire from the 18th KY, which staggered them.
The 18th Ky. seeing their confusion, broke
over their (l5ih's) rude log barricades and
charged Hpon their flank, aud at this point
commenced the rolling up of the rebel line,
which continued until they were driven into
their lines at Atlanta. The l0ilh III. lost
heavily in this short engagement. The rebels
planted their battlehag on the log works of the
l0ith. Here for the first aud only time saw
bayonetted men. IL was Lieut.. ST. John, mot
John Thomas, an Aid on the brigade staff who
was shot OF his horse just 20 our left. This
brigade, / think, was all Of the Fourteenth
Corps that was in the battle of Peach Tree
Creek, and though not large, yet it proved on
this occasion, as the Fourteenth Corps did on
many others, TO be the saving clause in the
battle.-D. N. SHARP, Adjutant, 18th KY, Shel.
byyille, KY.
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Who're Are Nnn GnInri

1fyou have pain in the back, pale and sal.
low complexion, bilious or sick headache, erup-
tions on the skin, coated tongue, sluggish cir
culation, or hacking cough, you are going
into your grave If you do not take steps TO cure
yourself III you are wise you will do this by
the use Of DIR. Pierce's Golden Medical Dis
cOyery," compounded Of the most etiicacious
ingredients known TO medical science for Civ
ing health and strength 20 the system through
the medium Of the liver and the blood.
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Life seems hardly worth the living to-day
to many tired, unhappy, discouraged woman
who is suffering from chronic female weakness
for which she has been able to find no relief.
But there is a certain cure for all the painful
complaints to which the weaker sex is liable.
We refer to Or. Pierce's "FavOrite Prescrip-
tion," to the virtues of which thousands of
women can testify. As tonic and nervine it
is unsurpassed. All druggists.
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months, and gallant
comrades who were
there have disputed
with a sharpness
closely nearing acri-
mony, but each one
told of what he saw
and remembered him-i
self. What one man
Of a division Of men,
in battle knows any;
thing personally of:
what another division
is doing? 1t is as
much as each man can
do 10 attend properly
10 the business in his
immediate front, and
thus there are almost
as many varying sto-
ries Of each action as
there were men en-
gagged therein.
Herewith THE Ma
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Ex-PrIsOners OF War.

Louis Kiefer. Bismarck, Oak, says he was
prisoner at Belle Isle, having been captured
with wound in his head. After his exchange
he re-enlisted, and was with Sherman on the
Atlanta campaign and on the march to the sea.
James Brown, veteran at Sing Sing. n. Y,
objects to the rule adopted by the Ex-Prisoners
of War Association, that three months in a
rebel prison should be necessary to obtain
pension under the present legislation to be
asked from Congress. He was captured at
Gaines's Mill. and was in Libby and Belle Isle
60 days, and from his treatment is now broken
down in health. Others are in the same con-
dition, and he does not think three months or
over necessary to fix the limit of disability.
Joseph NJ Walsh, Co. b, 4tb Mass. Cav, PA
Athens street, South Boston, Mass, would like
to know whatever became Of Henry Neil, I'd
Me. Cav. who was taken prisoner after the
Red River fight; or of any of his regiment who
were in prison with him at Millen, Thomas
vile, or Andersonville in 1S64J5.
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Homes for Settlers.

John Hindman, Lieutenant, Co. G., 3ith H.,
Elmo. Ark, says he attended the National En-
campment Mt st. Louis, and heard many of the
comrades inquiring concerning land and adj
vantages for settling in the West. He says he
will be glad to give any information in regard
to the section where he lives to any comrades
who may address him at Elmo, Independence
CO., Ark.
j. l.. Anderson, Co. III, I'D Ind, Madison
Crossroads, Ala, says he has located in Nor
thern Alabama, and is much pleased with the
country. He says that there is plenty of Gov
eminent land there but it is being rapidly
taken up. He lives 20 miles northwest of
Huntsville.
b. f. Bevelle, Co. G, 23d Mo-, Alma, Neb.,
writes enthusiastically abOut his location, which
is in the Republican Valley, and the most fer
tile and productive of that section. He urges
old comrades to settle there, but negatives his
advice by specifying that there is no vacant
land now in the country round about him.
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Blind Half Hundred.

W. III. III. Hardin, Corporal, Co. Fl, 50th H.,
writes that the true reason of the name given
to his regiment of the "Blind Half Hundred ("
was that between Co. III of the 5Oth and E of
the 10th, from the latter INVITING the former
on being new recruits, or fresh fish," both
companies being from the same neighborhoOd
at home, the men of the 10th, in retaliation,
nicknamed Co. III the blind Half Hundred"
because three of the men in it were one-eyed.
A. S. Carper, Drum-Major, 50th ILL.,, Des
MOines, Iowa. gives another version of the ORR
gin of the name Blind Half Hundred" for
his regiment and says the name was given by
Gen. Prentiss. who took the name from a IA
nous Russian regiment known as the Invinci-
BILE Blind Half Hundred.
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In Prison Cell.

Patrick Hodge, Co. C, 10th n. Y, Gerry, n.
Y. would like to know what has become of his
comrades who were with him in digging the
tunnel in the northeast part Of the prison at
Salisbury. III any of them are living he would
be glad to hear from them.
Lucius Jones, jr., Nashville, n. y, says he
has list of all the Union soldiers who died at
AudersOnville. and will be glad to answer any
inquiries addressed to him, inclosing stamp.
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cussions that have
taken place through
these columns bear
witness Of this fact,
and in no instance of
n single battle or cam
paign has there been
such wide diversity of
opinion as of the ope-
rations of Gen. Il. ;.
Canby's cam paign
around Mobile, which
resulted in the fall Of
that great Southern
port. Who fought and
who did not fight at
the assault upon and
canture Of the Span
ish Forts on April s,
and on the next day
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IN MOBILE BAY.

Tie Question OF Who Fought There Settled by Maps.
1t is a singular thing of the late war that so
few men who participated in the same marches
or battles toll the same story alike. Ihe dis
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at Fort Blakely, the rebel stronghold that
guarded Mobile? Did the Thirteenth Corps or
did the Sixteenth fight at or capture those
points? The controversy has gone on for many
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Infarmn;Ion Asked and Given.

The Editor Of THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE has
advance sheets OF an interesting story of " Per-
sonal "reminiscences of the Late War, by For
eigner." VIII the author, whose name is not
attached 10 the article here, please write the
Editor aud send on the balance of the story?
w. J. Miller, Co. q, Tooth Pa, Salina, Kan,
says he was seriously injured in 1864 while
trying to harness a mule team at Blaine's
Crossroads, East Tenn. He was detached from
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Lost and Found.

J. ID. Lynch, Santa Ana, Cal, has lost q
wreath of moss and shells which was made by
his wife to send to Harker Post, at Shelby, o.
1t was first exhibited at the Los Angeles County
Fair, and then sent to the Encampment at st.
Louis. 1t has disappeared, and he would like
to hear anything in relation to it which may
be within the knowledgoOf any eOmrade. Did
any of them see such wreath at ST. Louis?
DIR. William Morris, Co. h, 7th Iowa, SPRING
field, Iowa, had his discharge papers stolen in
the Summer of 1872. He would be exceed
ingly glad to have them back.
John Kline, Co G., 10th Iowa. Epwnrth, Iowa.
would like some comrade to tell him the where
abouts of gold pen and silver holder which he
carried through Andersonville Prison and loan
ed to q comrade for moment at Davenport,
Iowa, on his way home after the war. The mo-
ment was long, for the articles were never re-
turned to him.
Corp1 Chas. Davis, Dover. N. H.. has in his
possession marriage license and certificate
made out in 1907 at Savannah, Ga, for Richard
+. Williams and Mary Miller, he found in
house near Rollins, N. c., in 1864. He will
return it to anybody it is useful to. He would
like 10 know from some old comrade what Con-
federate General it was to whom Gen. Meade
| sent rations on that stormy, dark night after
| the surrender of Gen. Lees army. He went
| with Gen. Meade's son with the rations to carry
| out the order.
]. c. Frazier, Co. G, 10th Ohio, RoIlo, No.,
has in his possession Corporals warrant, which
was issued in June, 1863 to Henry Emil
Shearer Co. Il, Sth ILL.,, and given at Vicksburg,
| for meritOgiOus conduct at the battles of Ray
| mOnd. Miss, and Champion Hills. He would
| be glad To- return it to whoever may be entitled
| TO il.
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The seyerest cases of asthma are Immediately
relieved by the use Of Ayers Cherry Poctoral.
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Peach Tree Creek.

John F. Cline, Sergeant. Co. G, 101st H., Pa
cifc Junction, Iowa, says the First Division of
the Twentieth Corps did not cross at Peach
Tree Creek until the evening of the Goth Of
July, and while the men were making coffee
the rebels charged them and forced them back.
He says that he was recently blackballed on
application for admission to GAR. Post in
Iowa because he is in the saloon business.
John G.. Faris, Sergeant, Co. b, seth ILL.,, ut.
Ayr, Iowa, takes issue with Comrade Brown.
49th n. Y, in the latters description Of Peach
Tree Creek, because Brown apparently saw
only what occurred in his immediate front,
and lost sight of other troops that also crossed
at Peach Tree Creek before the Twentieth
Corps. The Fourteenth Corps was the pivotal
corps at the ChattahoOchee, and was on Peach
Tree Creek before the Twentieth Corps crossed
the river.
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of, and It took pint Of the grounds to make
quart cup Of cofee-very weak coffee, indeed.
w. J. Campbell, Co. F, 26th No., Moline,
Kan, wants some old comrade TO tell him, If
he knows, how the Seventh Division, Seven
teenth Corps, came to be transferred TO the Fiji
teenth Corps las the Third Division) after the
fall Of Vicksburg. He would also like to know
how many commanders they had for that di-
vision, as he can only remember Gems. Paine,
Hamilton, Blair, Quinby and John L. Smith !;
and why they had so many?
A. F. Dalton, Co. Z, 132d n. Y, North Co
lumbia, Cal, says there was not full company,
but only part of one of Indians in the 132d ".
Y, and of the number the First Lieutenant
and First Sergeant were full-bloOded redskins.
They made good soldiers; all did their full
duty, and all lived to get homo but one who
was captured at Bachelors Creek, n. C., and
died at Andersonville.
Lieut. VIM. III. Golden, Co. Z, ODD Ind, De
Laney's Creek, Ind, coFrects COmrade Bowman,
4th Iowa, in his statement as TO the position at
Bentonville and Pea Ridge. The right was
held by Sigel with one division, and with JEFF
c. Davis's command on the left. When the
troops got back as far as Pea Ridge, Davis's Di-
vision had during the night moved from the
left TO the right, aud fought in that position
on the next day, when Sigel was not engaged.
lie makes this correction as the due of jeff G.
Davis, who was as brave General as ever rode
horse.
Will Lindermann. Phillips's battery. ID III.
L. A., Alameda, Cal, tells of Harper's Ferry in
1862 that all the letters published have omitted
his battery and the 18th Ill. Cav. which were
among the commands there. It was tho 18th
Ill. Cav. and Sth n. Y. Cav. that suit their way
out and captured the rebel wagon-train near
Antietam, and the brigade was commanded by
Col. White. Phillips battery was stationed
on Bolivar flights near the railroad tunnel
and was the last battery to cease firing. Col
Whites Brigade. after breaking through the
rebel lines, returned from Martinsburg TO Har-
| per's Ferry just in time to get "scoOped.'
Isaac l.. COltman, Battery ID, 1st Wis. III. A.
says that his regiment, if they did not put down
the rebellion, helped rs well as they knew how
for he remembers well the scratch they had t.
make at Brashear City, La, in 1861, when the
| troops were driven over fence with the John
MES close on their heels. But he says oui
boys got their second wind, and the rehs came
| to q sudden halt and had to skin out"
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HALLOWELL.

At the annual meeting of Sanborn Lodge,
No. SO, held last Thursday evening, the fol-
lowing officers were elected: Archibald
Campbell, n G. Geo. A. Winslow. V. G. ;
Oliver S. Bryant, Rec. Sec; Chas. +. Kill
breth Per. Sec; Daniel Hanscom, Treas. !;
Daniel Allen, Trustee. They will be in
stalled next Thursday eve ming, when the
Members will invite their families and enjoy
An oyster supper and good time generally.
The teachers of the Classical School and
Miss Matte Snow, teacher of the Warren
street school, attended the Maine Pedagogical
Society at Brunswick last week, and enjoyed
an interesting time.
The city council meets this evening.
The regular meeting of Kennebec Lodge
F. & A. NJ, occurs next Wednesday evening,
and that OF Jerusalam r A. Chapter, Thurs
day evening, when TIE Mark Masters degree
will be worked.
John ii. Ts Tor Of Boston and Charlie
OBrien OF Poi Land, came home to spend
Christmas.
Robert Edison of Worcester, Hallowel
boy, 10 in town.
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CHIN A.

Mis- Jennie Handy, the l5-year-o grand
daughter of Eben Handy, died very I'M
expectedly on Wednesday evening. She was
over to the village shopping last Thursday
The usual Christmas eve exercises and tree
wer,' had II the Baptist church. The ar
rangement OF the church was unique, the
representation of the snow bank peculiarly
appropriate and fine, while the exercises and
presentation of presents passed off without \
break. 1t was under the management OF
Mrs. Sssan A.. Baker.-rhe amateur dra-
matte club of the A. J Billings Post, by re-
quest repeated their performance Of Dec.
9TH at Albion. in Grange Hall, on Wednesday
night full house greeted them and be-
slowed generous applause. The proceeds
will augment the lief fund of the post, to
DE- expended for the benefit Of dependent
soldiers, or their widows and orphans.-Mrs.
C.M. Palmer is At home on a vacation from her
school at Gloucester, Mass.-Mrs. M. A.
Pierce and Charles 5. Pierce return their
thanks to those friends no SO kindly remem
bered them at Christmas.
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RIVERSIDE.
Thursday mornin

Thursday morning last at sunrise the Their
mometer stood at IA degrees below zero
The fre-wood for the next year is now being
hauled up John Hamilton, aged SO years,
was buried Thursday. He was kind father
and a good Extraordinarily evening the
Good Templars gave an entertainment III
their hall, assisted by Miss Julia Bigelow,
Miss Fannie f Miller. and several gentlemen
from Augusta. The recltations by Miss Big
Glow and M,ss Miller we're of the very first
order, displaying much talent and culture.
The members of the 10 lge take this oppor-
tuaity to express to them their thanks for so
kindly giving to the citizens OF Riverside so
choice literary entertainment. Messrs.
Philbrook and Leighton gave the
lodge choice embroidered table cover. 1t
was disposed of by votes, about 81 being
realized. and Miss Mamie Forest was the one
having the most votes, and was accordingly
the lucky recipient. Mr.. Wallace Weeks
had the management of the entertainment,
kindly sending his two-horse team To the
depot for the Augusta company, and then re-
turning them to the Pullman train.
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Saturday being the frat day of the year
the following county oificers-elected took the
oath of office: G. A. Andrews and James
NJ Carpenter, County Commissioners p.
NJ Fogler, Register of Deeds; l.. T. Garlic
ton, County Attorney; Mark Rollins, Treas
urer; c. r. McFadden. Sheriff. The Sheriff
has appointed the following deputies: A. H
Barton, BE ton; Geo. H. Ramsell. NORTH
Vassalboro: James Z. Hill, Waterville; +,
d. Jepspn. China: James Tihbetts Belgrade
Edgar + Norton Gardiner: Sewall j Halves,
Readield; Wallace +. Berry, Winthrop
Thomas s. Benson, Sidney Silas c. Stinson
Girdiner: Augustus F. Smart, Vienna;
Samuel T. Hersom, Oakland: Ira NJ. True,
Hallowell; Geo. II. Ames, Chelsea; Henry
Sewall Deputy and Messenger, Augusta.
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The committe, consisting of the Superin-
tendent. and two physicians on the Board OF
Trustees, chosen to select a female physician
for the Insane Hospital, met last week and
appointed Miss Mary l.. Lowell to that re-
,pon.ible position. She graduated with high
honor. at the College of Physicians and Sur
geons. Boston, last spring.
delivering the valedictory. Since
her graduation, she has been practiclng
medicine in Bangor. Her age is 26 years and
,he comes very highly recommended.
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There was very interesting trial Of sew
eral of the Augusta Water Co.'S hydrsnts
Saturday afternoon, the mild weather afford
ing most favorable opportunity. The hose,
small party of fremen, and Chief Engineer
Morse were transported about the city by MIR.
Chss Marston in his baggage wagon. The
first hydrant opened was in front OF
d. A. Cony & Co.'S store, east side.
Fifty feet Of hose were attached and t~o
different nozzles employed The pressure
was of course not As great ss on the lower
levels, but large stream of water was thrown
in the direction of the Cony High School
building. The most interesting experiment,
however, was on Market Square. The hy-
drant near the public building site was opened
and hundred feet of hose employed with an
inch and quarter nozzle. Hardly had the
first turns of the wrench been made, when
the water leaped fourth from the nozzle
and when the full pressure of lis pounds
had been reached it was soaring far aloft,
somebody said out of sight The water
was directed over Aliens tallest building
and an eyewitness on Winthrop street said
1t went twenty feet over the flag pole. The
water fell on the roof of Hotel North and
dropped from the caves to the street. En-
gineer Morse said it was larger stream than
had ever been played on fire in Augusta.
This trial was a very satisfactory one and the
large crowd that collected was deeply
interested and were not slow in expressing
Their appreciation. Another hydraut was
opened near the factory boarding house, and
several others we're washed out. The pump
"operatea nights and WAS pulling water
yesterday There are nine feet OF water in
the reservoir. Saturday the valves
were opened and the water again flowed
across the bridge; and at the Insane Hospi-
tai this water was introduced for the first
ume. The water runs into the Hospital
reservoir, the flow being regulated automatic
caiiy so that when the reservoir is full the
supply is shut off.
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At the semi-annual convention of Calanths
Lodge, Knights of Pythias, held last week
the following officers were elected FOL
the ensuing term: T NJ. Rollins, c.; w
Fred White, V. C Geo. Edw. Messer, 7.
Walter N. Fos., NJ at A.; C. K. Shorey
X. r. and S. Alton NJ. + Imam. N. OF +.
Emerson S. Mayo, NJ. Of d; f. G. Storer
Trustee; Frederick H. Owen, Representative
to the Grand Lodge. The installation of thu
officers will take place on Wednesday even
ing, Jan 9Th. and a large attendance IL
anticipated. there being several OF this orde
in the coming legislature, including Lewi
A. Barker, p. G. c., of Bangor; Senator
Weymouth of Saco and others.
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Purge away the old, diseased and worn out
body, said DR.. Brandreth. Replace the dis
charged matters of the system with good.
simple food and thus build up a new and
sound body in place Of one feeble and dis
eased Every man should know that he must
be ''renewed" at least once in everv two or
three years, else he would soon break down
completely. This renewing process is easily
brought about by purgin2 with Brandreth's
Pills. They put new lite into old bodies.
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Henry Clay of Brunswick formerly OF this
citv. against whom an indictment has been
found for stealing an overcoat from Foggs
clothing store, pleaded not guilty, and was
remitted FIR trial. Clay says he intend. to
rlead his case.
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A disabled locomotive passed through the
citr Saturday forenoon. en- route to Water
Vile for repairs. 1t was engine No. 10 of
the passenger train between Bath and Lewis
ton. and il va. suffering from a broken con-
ductiny rod, the break having occurred at
lisbon. Friday forenoon.
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One of the coming important events of the
winter sill be a grand Convention of the
Knights of Labor in this city about the last of
this month. From two to five delegates Will
he sent by each assembly. Mr.. Powderlv,
who is at the head of the organization, Will
be present.
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Johnny Robbins, while using pair Of
boxIng gloves with Will lockwood, at the
bakery Friday night slipped and fell. He
nut ont his right hand, and when he struck
the laor his wrist was broken DR.. Brickett
attended him.